Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 April 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Campsall, England | ||
Date of death | 26 July 1983 | (aged 70)||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935- | Sunderland | 156 | (30) |
-1953 | Hull City | ||
1953-1954 | Leeds United | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eddie Burbanks (1 April 1913 – 26 July 1983)[1] was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger. He was born in Campsall, England.[2]
Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on 27 April 1935 in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth at Roker Park, where he scored one goal.[3] In Sunderland's first FA Cup win in 1937, Burbanks scored the third goal to wrap up the victory.[2] He also won the 1936 FA Charity Shield.[4] In his 156 appearances for Sunderland, he scored 30 goals.[3] He subsequently played for Hull City, before making 13 appearances for Leeds United between 1953 and 1954, scoring once. He retired in 1954.[5]